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Contact Energy has won its appeal to build a US$392 million wind farm near Dannevirke in a $147,000 legal battle.

Keppel Prince will produce wind towers for the Macarthur Wind Farm in making it the largest in the southern hemisphere. As reported by yes2renewableenergy.wordpress, Victoria's Premier John Brumby pointed out that Labor’s wind energy policy is keeping jobs in regional Victoria – in stark contrast to the Liberal Party’s wind farm policy, which would drive investment and jobs, such as these at Keppel Prince, interstate.   Under the Victorian Climate Change White Paper, released in July, Labor has committed to a nation-leading target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 per cent by 2020. “Our plan is expected to generate up to $10 billion in investment in Victoria and these 100 jobs represent the start of a clean energy jobs boom for regional Victoria,” sasy Brumby. Mr Brumby said Macarthur was one of 27 wind farms approved in Victoria and would build on the eight large wind farms already operational in Victoria. These wind farms have already created more than 1000 jobs in Victoria and will create at least a further 4,700 jobs as they progress.

Keppel Prince will produce wind towers for the Macarthur Wind Farm in making it the largest in the southern hemisphere.

Carnegie's wave energy CETO 3 deployment and testing is on track to be completed as scheduled on 2010. The  single unit deployment and testing at Garden Island will consist of an autonomous CETO unit, hydraulic energy dissipation system and instrumentation buoy. The hydraulic and instrument buoy avoids, in the first instance, the investment required for a physical connection to shore for the initial single unit installation. Carnegie’s CETO technology is capable of generating zero-emission power and desalinated freshwater. CETO 3 is Australia’s first commercial scale wave energy unit and the buoyant actuator is the CETO technology’s energy collection system. The successful completion of the CETO 3 testing process will allow Carnegie to proceed with its first grid-connected commercial wave power project and deliver Carnegie its first revenues from power sales. This will then be followed by the roll out of CETO projects at the most prospective sites internationally and in Australia.

South Australia will get a new $750 million gas-fired power station to meet its demand in peak summer.

Cameco will supply 29 million pounds of uranium concentrate to CGNPC under a long-term agreement through 2025. China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Co., Ltd. or CGNPC, China's largest clean-energy enterprise, operates three nuclear power stations and has the largest number of nuclear power plants under construction in the world. CGNPC indicates it has about 17,000 megawatts of nuclear capacity under construction and expects to have over 50,000 MW on line by 2020. "This long-term supply agreement with China Guangdong Nuclear Power is a significant step for our company in the world's fastest growing uranium market," said Cameco CEO Jerry Grandey. "China Guangdong Nuclear Power has 14 nuclear power units currently under construction and is commencing preliminary work on another nine units. This deal leaves us well positioned to serve the company's growing uranium requirements." Reports from China indicate the country plans to increase its nuclear capacity from the current 11 gigawatts (GW) to at least 80 GW by 2020. A further increase to 120-160 GW or more is planned by 2030. "This agreement is further evidence that our plan to double uranium production by 2018 aligns well with China's remarkable nuclear reactor construction program," added Grandey.

Energy Matters will sell 20 megawatts of solar panels in one of the largest single solar supply agreements in Australia.

Planning permits for the Moorabool and Yaloak South wind energy facilities south of Ballan have been approved.

BP estimated is seeking funding from the Australian Government for its new solar energy project in New South Wales. The company estimated it will cost more than US$600 milliion.

ABB will supply power substations to help Rio Tinto increase production capacity at iron ore mines in the Pilbara region. The substations, worth $47 million, are to be constructed at the Marandoo and Tom Price mine sites.

Even without carbon price introduction, investment in Australia's National Electricity Market gas-fired electricity generation plant could reach AUD7.8bn over the next six years.